Twin blasts hit Damascus on Wednesday, and they were followed by clashes between Syrian army and militants.

Twin blasts hit Damascus on Wednesday, and they were followed by clashes between Syrian army and militants.

Al-Manar correspondent said the blasts were few minutes apart, with the first one hit near the headquarters of the army general staff in Umayyad Square, and the second was in Abu Remmaneh area.

Syria Information Minister Omran Zoabi said that only material damages resulted from the attack.

The blasts were followed by another attack, in which militants assaulted the headquarters of the army general staff and killed its guards, acording to our correspondent who said that several victims and injured were moved to hospitals.

The correspondent added that the Syrian army then clashed with militants.

He quoted a security source as saying that the army killed several militants during the clashes, adding that one of the attackers was arrested.